Susanne, Thanks for the all the info. Several teachers at my school are reading the Comprehension Connections book and highly recommend it. I am in the process of getting the book now. So excited to read it.
Deborah Lawson On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 8:27 PM, <v3...@aol.com> wrote: > > Dear Susanne, > This is awesome . It will really be helpful. > Thank you, > Valerie Hardy - Jane A. Neil School Chicago > -----Original Message----- > From: Susanne McCurry <susanne.mccu...@gmail.com> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group < > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Mon, Sep 26, 2011 11:00 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] nonfiction texts and help with a strategy > > > This is my "go-to" website when I'm looking for short non-fiction readers. > t's a great resource that has the grade levels indicated. > ttp://teacher.depaul.edu/Nonfiction_Readings.htm Hope it helps. > Also, I just started reading a book called "Comprehension Connections, > ridges to Strategic Reading" by Tanny McGregor. It's perfect for making > bstract reading concepts more concrete. For example, I just made a > Reading Salad" with my 3rd graders. Every time I read from the text, the > tudents placed a red piece of paper into the salad bowl. When I used my > ackground knowledge, they placed a green piece of paper into the bowl. > here were many Ah-hah moments with my students. They noticed that there was > uch more thinking happening than there was text. (It sounds better when you > ead the book.) She walks the reader through the lessons as she does them > ith her students, so it's like observing someone present the lesson before > oing it with your class. It's a short, useful, and easy read. > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Brenda White-Keller < > renda...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Hi, You all are the first I turn to for help. I'm writing a grant and > want to > get short nonfiction readers for my 4th grade classroom. I have kids > reading > from PP-8th grade level. I bought some Okapi readers several years ago > and > they are wonderful. Written at diff levels with diff. text structures the > kids > eat them up! I need some new readers. Any ideas? > > Also, my students are having trouble making predictions using prior > knowledge > and info from the text. Any great lessons that really make that stick? > We've > been predicting and questioning since school started, but they are having > trouble applying it to a test situation. > > > Thanks for all your help, > Brenda > CA/4 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > ______________________________________________ > osaic mailing list > os...@literacyworkshop.org > o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > ttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
